Category: Aging-Related Funding

American Aging Association (AGE) Early Career Scholars Program

2y AGE membership, travel award to 2027 AGE meeting (worth $1300), the opportunity to present research at the AGE 2027 annual meeting, and mentorship from an AGE Trainee Chapter senior member [Deadline: 12/1/26.]

University of Minnesota (UMN) Nathan Shock Center (NSC) Pilot Awards

Between $5K - $20K for junior level geroscience investigators conducting research on the biology of aging or established investigators new to aging research. [Deadline: 10/30/26.]

Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Up to $225K / y in direct costs for 5y to support early-stage clinician-scientists in advancing their research and leadership skills in their specialty and in the broader field of aging research. [Deadline: 11/10/26.]

Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Up to $125K / y for 2y for early-career clinician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects. [Expires 7/17/2028.]

Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

For groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single state-of-the-art commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. [Expires 7/2/28.]

Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Supports the purchase of a single commercially available biomedical research instrument currently unavailable in the institution. Instruments must be shared among the users to create new research opportunities, enable reproducible data generation, encourage collaborative research and training, and strengthen long-term research capabilities. [Due dates: 9/25/26, 7/1/27, 7/1/28.]

NIH Research Education Program – Research Experiences (Parent R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Supports educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs and recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences to foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. [Exp. 5/26/29.]

Funding to Present Aging Research Findings at Conference

Up to $2,000 to cover travel expenses and meeting-related fees to encourage investigators in the field of aging research to present findings at an annual scientific or medical specialty association meeting where aging-related research is not the primary focus. [Applications accepted on a rolling basis.]

Biology of Aging Rapid Data Award

Up to $10,000 supporting efficient acquisition of data for grant applications or publications relevant to the biology of aging and mechanisms linking aging to aging-associated diseases. Open to all investigators, esp those outside the University of Rochester. All projects should utilize Upstate NY NSC Research Core services. Collaboration with other Nathan Shock Centers strongly encouraged. [Applications accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed monthly.]

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

Supports the early and conceptual stages of exploratory and developmental research projects that may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. [Posted 12/18/2024. Expires 01/08/2028.]